diff --git a/include/sdf/Param.hh b/include/sdf/Param.hh
index d0a952f4c..924849ab9 100644
--- a/include/sdf/Param.hh
+++ b/include/sdf/Param.hh
@@ -326,6 +326,15 @@ namespace sdf
     public: bool SetParentElement(ElementPtr _parentElement,
                                   sdf::Errors &_errors);
 
+    /// \brief Set the parent Element of this Param without reparsing.
+    /// This is meant for internal consumption when cloning elements.
+    /// \param[in] _parentElement Pointer to new parent Element. A nullptr can
+    /// be provided to remove the current parent Element.
+    /// \param[out] _errors Vector of errors.
+    /// \return True if the parent Element was set.
+    public: bool SetParentElementNoReparse(
+        ElementPtr _parentElement);
+
     /// \brief Reset the parameter to the default value.
     public: void Reset();
 
diff --git a/src/Element.cc b/src/Element.cc
index fd8950d7f..7c95b6a9c 100644
--- a/src/Element.cc
+++ b/src/Element.cc
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ ElementPtr Element::Clone(sdf::Errors &_errors) const
        aiter != this->dataPtr->attributes.end(); ++aiter)
   {
     auto clonedAttribute = (*aiter)->Clone();
-    SDF_ASSERT(clonedAttribute->SetParentElement(clone),
+    SDF_ASSERT(clonedAttribute->SetParentElementNoReparse(clone),
         "Cannot set parent Element of cloned attribute Param to cloned "
         "Element.");
     clone->dataPtr->attributes.push_back(clonedAttribute);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ ElementPtr Element::Clone(sdf::Errors &_errors) const
   if (this->dataPtr->value)
   {
     clone->dataPtr->value = this->dataPtr->value->Clone();
-    SDF_ASSERT(clone->dataPtr->value->SetParentElement(clone),
+    SDF_ASSERT(clone->dataPtr->value->SetParentElementNoReparse(clone),
         "Cannot set parent Element of cloned value Param to cloned Element.");
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Param.cc b/src/Param.cc
index 2336f4296..317d47a77 100644
--- a/src/Param.cc
+++ b/src/Param.cc
@@ -1326,6 +1326,13 @@ bool Param::SetParentElement(ElementPtr _parentElement, sdf::Errors &_errors)
   return true;
 }
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool Param::SetParentElementNoReparse(ElementPtr _parentElement)
+{
+  this->dataPtr->parentElement = _parentElement;
+  return true;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Param::Reset()
 {